Quite a few of your favorite television performers have plenty of Emmy Awards on their shelves… Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Allison Janney, Cloris Leachman, Tina Fey. Other TV legends like Henry Winkler and Bob Newhart just picked up their first and only statuettes in recent years. But how about the many others still waiting for their trophy? Tour through our photo gallery above featuring the Top 30 greatest TV stars who have never won an Emmy (arranged in alphabetical order). We only chose people with long-running television careers without reaching this one singular achievement. Congratulations to Jason Bateman for finally getting off of our list in 2019!
Several people in our gallery are still actively working, with some of them on this year’s Emmy ballot seeking another shot at the gold. Those names include Tim Allen (“Last Man Standing”), Kristen Bell (“The Good Place”), Steve Carell (“The Morning Show,” “Space Force”), Don Cheadle (“Black Monday”), Lauren Graham (“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”), Hugh Laurie (“Avenue 5”), Phylicia Rashad (“This Is Us”), Paul Reiser (“Mad About You”) and Patrick Stewart (“Star Trek: Picard”).
Others featured in this gallery have died and will never win Emmys since they careers are long over. Some had such stellar work, though, that the Television Academy has inducted them into their Hall of Fame. That list includes Desi Arnaz (“I Love Lucy”), Diahann Carroll (“Julia”), Jackie Gleason (“The Honeymooners”), Andy Griffith (“The Andy Griffith Show”) and Michael Landon (“Bonanza,” “Little House on the Prairie”). Angela Lansbury (“Murder, She Wrote”) is still an active TV Hall-of-Famer who might still win one day.
Who is your favorite actor or actress in our photo gallery? Take a look and let us know in the comments below.
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Tim Allen
Image Credit: Buena Vista Tv/Touchstone Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock Tim Allen has been nominated at the Emmys once for his starring role on “Home Improvement.” He has also had the long-running hit show “Last Man Standing.”
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Desi Arnaz
Image Credit: AP/Shutterstock Desi Arnaz was never nominated at the Emmys. He was executive producer of Best Comedy Series winner “I Love Lucy,” but that position was not recognized in the early days of the awards. He was inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 1990.
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James Arness
Image Credit: Wally Fong/AP/Shutterstock James Arness was nominated at the Emmys three times for his starring role on “Gunsmoke.”
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Jonathan Banks
Image Credit: Donato Sardella/WWD Banks has had six career Emmy nominations, with one for “Wiseguy,” one for “Breaking Bad” and four for “Better Call Saul.”
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Kristen Bell
Image Credit: Jim Smeal/BEI/Shutterstock Kristen Bell has never been nominated at the Emmys. She is best known for long-running roles on “Veronica Mars” and “The Good Place.”
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Steve Carell
Image Credit: John Sciulli/Shutterstock Steve Carell has been nominated nine times at the Emmys. Six of those were for his leading role on “The Office” and three were for producing the Best Comedy Series nominee.
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Diahann Carroll
Image Credit: Guy Webster/Shutterstock Diahann Carroll has been nominated four times at the Emmys for four different shows (“Naked City,” “Julia,” “A Different World,” “Grey’s Anatomy”). She was inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Don Cheadle
Image Credit: Tim Rooke/Shutterstock Don Cheadle has been nominated at the Emmys nine times. Four were for his lead role on “House of Lies.” Add another for his role on “Black Monday.” The others were for “The Rat Pack,” “A Lesson Before Dying,” “Things Behind the Sun” and “E.R.”
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George Clooney
Image Credit: Picture Perfect/Shutterstock George Clooney has been nominated at the Emmys three times. Two were for his lead role on “E.R.” and one was for producing “Hope for Haiti Now.” He received the TV Academy’s Bob Hope Humanitarian Award in 2010.
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Joan Collins
Image Credit: Kobal/Shutterstock Joan Collins has been nominated at the Emmys once for her long-running role on “Dynasty.”
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David Duchovny
Image Credit: Bei/Shutterstock David Duchovny has been nominated at the Emmys four times. Two were for his lead role on “The X-Files” and the others were for his guest work on “The Larry Sanders Show” and “Life with Bonnie.” He also starred on the long-running show “Californication.”
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Buddy Ebsen
Image Credit: Bei/Shutterstock Buddy Ebsen was never nominated at the Emmys despite long-running roles on “The Beverly Hillbillies” and “Barnaby Jones.” He was also a co-star on the landmark “Davy Crockett” program for Walt Disney.
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Redd Foxx
Image Credit: Bei/Shutterstock Redd Foxx was nominated at the Emmys three times for his starring role on “Sanford and Son.”
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Marla Gibbs
Image Credit: Globe Photos/mediapunch/Shutterstock Marla Gibbs was nominated at the Emmys five times for her supporting role on “The Jeffersons.” She also had a long-running lead role on “227.”
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Jackie Gleason
Image Credit: Jackie Gleason/Kobal/Shutterstock Jackie Gleason received five Emmy nominations in his career for a combination of “The Jackie Gleason Show” and “The Honeymooners.” He was inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 1986.
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Lauren Graham
Image Credit: Invision/AP/Shutterstock Lauren Graham has never been nominated at the Emmys despite long-running lead roles on “Gilmore Girls” and “Parenthood.”
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Andy Griffith
Image Credit: Wally Fong/AP/Shutterstock Andy Griffith only received one Emmy nomination in his career, for the TV movie “Murder in Texas.” He was never nominated for “The Andy Griffith Show” or Matlock.” He was inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 1991.
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Larry Hagman
Image Credit: Imagecare.Com/Shutterstock Larry Hagman received two Emmy nominations for his long-running lead role on “Dallas.” He was also well known for starring on “I Dream of Jeannie.”
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Michael C. Hall
Image Credit: Ben Julian/Shutterstock Michael C. Hall has been nominated a total of seven times at the Emmys. One was for his lead role on “Six Feet Under,” five more for his starring role on “Dexter” and once for producing “Dexter.”
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Mark Harmon
Image Credit: Bei/Shutterstock Mark Harmon has received two Emmy nominations, but neither was for his best known work on “NCIS” or “St. Elsewhere.” They were for the TV Movie “Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years” and “The West Wing.”
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Katherine Helmond
Image Credit: Globe Photos/mediapunch/Shutterstock Katherine Helmond received seven Emmy nominations in her career. Four were for her starring role on “Soap,” another two for her supporting work on “Who’s the Boss?” and a final one for her guest role on “Everybody Loves Raymond.”
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Martin Landau
Image Credit: Bei/Shutterstock Martin Landau received six Emmy nominations during his career. The first three were for his leading role on “Mission: Impossible.” He followed with more for guesting on “Without a Trace” twice and “Entourage.”
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Michael Landon
Image Credit: Nbc-Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock Michael Landon never received an Emmy nomination during his career. He had long-running lead roles on “Bonanza,” “Little House on the Prairie” and “Highway to Heaven.” The latter two were projects he also produced, directed and wrote. He was inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Angela Lansbury
Image Credit: Pizac/AP/Shutterstock Angela Lansbury has received 18 Emmy nominations in her career, which is the largest number for any performer without a win. A dozen of those were for her lead role on “Murder, She Wrote.” The others were for “Little Gloria… Happy at Last,” “Sweeney Todd,” “41st Annual Tony Awards,” “43rd Annual Tony Awards,” “The Blackwater Lightship” and “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.” She was inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 1996.
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Hugh Laurie
Image Credit: Woman's Weekly/Shutterstock Hugh Laurie has been nominated at the Emmys 10 times. Six of those were for starring on “House” and once was for producing that Best Drama Series nominee. The others were for acting and producing “The Night Manager” and his guest role on “Veep.”
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Elizabeth Montgomery
Image Credit: Columbia/Kobal/Shutterstock Elizabeth Montgomery was nominated nine times at the Emmys during her career. Five were for her lead role on the long-running “Bewitched.” Others were for acting on “The Untouchables,” “A Case of Rape,” “The Legend of Lizzie Borden” and “The Awakening Land.”
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Ed O’Neill
Image Credit: Amanda Schwab/Starpix/Shutterstock Ed O’Neill has been nominated at the Emmys three times for his supporting role on “Modern Family.” He also had the long-running comedy series “Married with Children.”
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Phylicia Rashad
Image Credit: Shutterstock Phylicia Rashad has been nominated twice at the Emmys for her leading role on “The Cosby Show.” She had a third nomination for the TV Movie “A Raisin in the Sun” and a fourth for “This Is Us.”
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Paul Reiser
Image Credit: Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Paul Reiser has received 10 Emmy nominations, all for either acting in or producing his comedy series “Mad About You.” In more recent years, he is best known for his recurring role on “Stranger Things.”
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Patrick Stewart
Image Credit: Picture Perfect/Shutterstock Patrick Stewart has been nominated at the Emmys four times, but none were for his iconic role on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” They were for “Moby Dick,” “The Lion in Winter” (producing), “Extras” and “Hamlet.”
